Prom 16: Oriental Promise

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich (1837-1910)	Oriental Fantasy, "Islamey", Op.18
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)	Beni Mora Oriental Suite, Op.29 no.1
Prokofiev, Gabriel	Violin Concerto (BBC commission: world première)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384: Overture
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)	Belkis, Queen of Sheba, P.177
Erkin, Ulvi Cemal (1906-1972)	Köçekçe Dans Suite

Performers

Daniel Hope	Violin
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Sascha Goetzel	Conductor

Tonight’s visitors from Istanbul make their Proms debut, bringing the intoxicating East as filtered through Western ears. Sneak into Mozart’s harem and witness the magnificent Queen of Sheba (in views by Handel and Respighi). Balakirev and Holst offer folk colourings from further afield.

Seats £7.50 to £38 (plus booking fee).

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Turkish delights tickle the Proms palate

Mark Pullinger, 29th July

For once, the musical menu was a good deal more sultry than the temperatures in the Royal Albert Hall as the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic made a notable debut in a programme full of what Rudyard Kipling may well have described as “more-than-oriental splendour”.

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